Check out "L" brackets. They're normally associated with arca Swiss type quick release plates but I've seen some with screw mount capability for direct attachment to a tripod or monopod.
-----Original Message----- >From: Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> >Subject: Camera mount brackets (for quick orientation flipping)? > > > >Hi All, > >I asked this question in a different thread, - but it might not be seen >there, so, I would ask it in its own thread. > >I am considering buying a monopod and some type of device that allows >quick and easy flipping between horizontal and vertical positions. >Larry has suggested a ball head as those typically have a slit that allow >to tilt the camera by 90 degrees. >That is a possibility, but: 1. I would be overpaying for the functionality >I don't need. (Or maybe I am not looking at the right ball heads? Are >there any inexpensive ones?) >and >2. A ball head has more degrees of freedom, which complicates the >situation when I need just to flip it from landscape to portrait >orientation. > >I've been thinking about something that is similar to the brackets used >for mounting flashes, but just for the camera. Such a "bracket" would flip >between just two orientations (on a tripod or monopod). >Do such devices exist? Any pointers? > >Thank you! > >Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
